6.8
CVSSv2

CVE-2016-7143

Published: 21/09/2016 Updated: 28/11/2016
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.1 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 2.2
VMScore: 605
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

The m_authenticate function in modules/m_sasl.c in Charybdis prior to 3.5.3 allows remote malicious users to spoof certificate fingerprints and consequently log in as another user via a crafted AUTHENTICATE parameter.

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Debian Bug report logs - #836714 charybdis: CVE-2016-7143: certificate fingerprint spoofing through crafted SASL messages Package: src:charybdis; Maintainer for src:charybdis is Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debianorg>; Reported by: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debianorg> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 21:39:01 UTC Severity: crit ...
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